His songs were soon curled on the lips of the world, they had earned him the highest acclaim.
WAYLON JENNINGSOne thing is that I wasn’t getting booked that well, and they had control over who got the awards, they had control over who sold.
More Waylon Jennings Quotes
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I could have killed her when we first met and I’ve been out of jail by now.
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The Hank Williams Syndrome: Come to Nashville, write some good songs, cut some hit records, make money, take all the drugs you can and drink all you can, become a wild man and all of a sudden die.
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Finally, my manager negotiated a deal where I got to produce my own records.
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When you’re down in Texas, Bob Wills is still the king.
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I’m a part of the music that happened. My voice is one more instrument, is what it is. So that’s the way I feel about people who “play on sessions.
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You’ve got to care about the music…You’d better not be doing it for the publicity, the fame or the money.
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Highway robbery and white collar crime, and they laugh at the system they beat.
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Ladies touch babies like a banker touches gold, outlaws touch ladies somewhere deep down in their soul.
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The rock and roll spirit. I learned a lot of that because I worked with Buddy Holly. I played bass with him, and he taught me a lot about that.
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Is your head up your ass so far that you can’t pull it out?
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I love Johnny Cash, and I respect Johnny Cash. He’s the biggest. He’s like an Elvis in this business, but no, he’s never been the rebel.
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He gave us all a mind to think with and to know what’s right or wrong, he is that inner spirit that keeps us strong.
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Now, I was on drugs, and that didn’t help a whole lot. He hated that.
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Heroes put to the test, keeping a promise, doing their best.
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Mainly what I learned from Buddy… was an attitude. He loved music, and he taught me that it shouldn’t have any barriers to it.
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